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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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